Trump Media Transfers 2,650 Bitcoin to Crypto.com as Unrealized Losses on Treasury Holdings Reach 455 Million Dollars
Trump Media moved 2,650 BTC worth approximately 205 million dollars to Crypto.com on May 22, bringing total unrealized losses on its bitcoin treasury to an estimated 455 million dollars as BTC trades well below the company average purchase price.
Goldman Sachs Exits XRP and Solana ETF Positions as Q1 2026 Filing Reveals Crypto Portfolio Overhaul
Goldman Sachs fully liquidated its $154 million XRP and Solana ETF positions in Q1 2026 while adding Hyperliquid exposure, according to its latest 13F filing with the SEC.
Kevin Warsh Takes Office as Federal Reserve Chair as On-Chain Analysts Flag Bitcoin Liquidity Sensitivity to Balance Sheet Policy
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as the seventeenth Federal Reserve Chair on May 22, with XWIN Research Japan identifying Coinbase Premium and exchange netflows as the earliest on-chain indicators of how Bitcoin may respond to potential balance sheet tightening.
US Lawmaker Introduces ARMA Bill to Establish One Million Bitcoin Strategic Reserve With 20-Year Lock-Up
Representative Nick Begich of Alaska introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, legislation that would permanently establish a United States strategic Bitcoin reserve within the Treasury Department and authorize the acquisition of up to 200,000 BTC per year for five years. The bill has attracted 17 original House co-sponsors and bipartisan support, according to […]
Bitcoin ETF Outflows Persist Despite CLARITY Act Advancing Through Senate Banking Committee by 15-9 Vote
The Senate Banking Committee advanced H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, by a 15-9 bipartisan vote on May 14, sending the most significant crypto market-structure bill of 2026 toward the Senate floor. Despite the legislative milestone, Bitcoin exchange-traded fund flows turned sharply negative in the same week, revealing a disconnect between Washington’s regulatory […]
US Tariff Refunds Reach 35 Billion Dollars as Bank of America Forecasts Macro Tailwind for Bitcoin
The United States Customs and Border Protection had processed 35.46 billion dollars in tariff refunds as of May 11, including interest, covering 86,874 applications and 15.1 million trade entries. Up to 166 billion dollars in IEEPA tariff collections qualify for repayment following a Supreme Court ruling that stripped the administration’s authority to impose them, creating […]
Mark Cuban Sells Most of His Bitcoin Holdings as Gold Surges Past 5,000 Dollars Per Ounce
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban has disclosed that he sold most of his Bitcoin holdings, stating in an interview with Front Office Sports that the asset failed to function as a hedge against fiat currency weakness and geopolitical uncertainty. Bitcoin traded near 77,500 dollars at the time of his remarks, down approximately 38 percent from its […]
European Banking Consortium Backs Euro Stablecoin Qivalis as Dollar Dominance Exceeds 82 Percent of Market
A consortium of 37 European banks across 15 countries has backed Qivalis, a euro-denominated stablecoin project planned for launch in the second half of 2026. ING, one of the consortium members, noted that most stablecoin activity in wholesale cross-border payments and blockchain-based bond settlement remains denominated in United States dollars, creating persistent currency exposure for […]
XRP Wallet Creation Hits Fourth-Largest Spike of 2026 as ETF Inflows Diverge From Bitcoin and Ethereum Outflows
XRP recorded 4,300 new wallet creations in 24 hours on May 22, marking the fourth-largest daily spike in network growth this year, according to blockchain analytics firm Santiment. The on-chain activity coincided with a notable divergence in exchange-traded fund flows, as XRP-linked investment products attracted approximately $42 million in net inflows over the past week […]
Polymarket Operations Wallet Drained of 700,000 Dollars on Polygon as Private Key Compromise Exposes Infrastructure Risk
An internal operations wallet linked to Polymarket’s reward payout system was drained of approximately $700,000 in POL tokens on the Polygon blockchain on May 22, according to on-chain data flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT. Polymarket’s engineering lead Shantikiran Chanal confirmed the incident within hours, stating that user funds and market resolution mechanisms remain unaffected and […]
Court Filings Accuse Jane Street of Using Secret Telegram Channel to Exit 192 Million Dollar UST Position Before Terra Collapse
New court documents in the Terraform Labs case allege trading firm Jane Street used confidential information from a hidden Telegram channel to liquidate a $192 million UST position before the stablecoin lost its peg.
SEC Freezes Prediction Market ETF Approvals as Bitwise and Rivals Await Regulatory Clarity
The SEC has paused prediction market ETF applications from Bitwise, Roundhill Investments, and GraniteShares, requesting public comment as event-based contracts draw regulatory scrutiny.